If a tree falls........

If a tree falls in the middle of the woods and no one is there to hear it does it make a sound???

Yesssss!!

This is a stupid riddle. Essentially it boils down to sound being vibration rather than the interpretation.

More importantly:

If a tree falls in the forest, and it lands on Hillary Clinton, does anyone care?

That's easy PiE!

No

If a tree falls on a woman, then what was a tree doing in the kitchen?

Rotaretilbo wrote:If a tree falls on a woman, then what was a tree doing in the kitchen?

This one is the best so far

until it is observed it both does and does not produce a sound

Cheese wrote:Yesssss!!

This is a stupid riddle. Essentially it boils down to sound being vibration rather than the interpretation.

Tell me cheese how was sound first discovered?

Avenged wrote:

Cheese wrote:Yesssss!!

This is a stupid riddle. Essentially it boils down to sound being vibration rather than the interpretation.

Tell me cheese how was sound first discovered?

with the tree moving the air around it

Ah I never thought about it that way

Theoretically, if the double slit experiment's outcome can be affected by observation, so could a tree falling in a forest.

Rotaretilbo wrote:Theoretically, if the double slit experiment's outcome can be affected by observation, so could a tree falling in a forest.

If the tree is observed then it falls on a cat.

Rotaretilbo wrote:If a tree falls on a woman, then what was a tree doing in the kitchen?

The funny thing is, I've heard this one before

KrAzY wrote:until it is observed it both does and does not produce a sound

So... what you're saying is... existence is based on observation? I'm calling bull.

What is sound? MW says sound is a mechanical radiant energy that is transmitted by longitudinal pressure waves in a material medium (as air) and is the objective cause of hearing. For those of us who didn't major in overly-complicated English terms, sound is more simply defined as waves of vibrations. These waves travel outward from their source and, when picked up by humans, vibrate the various structures inside the ear. The brain interprets these vibrations as what we hear.

Audible actions are not part of some new dimension. The vibration is a physical effect that can be observed not only through hearing, but also by sight; this is especially easy with modern stereo systems. Whether it is observed or not, it occurs just the same as a ball rolling across my kitchen floor or an avalanche somewhere in Canada.

It makes a sound and I'd LOVE to have a serious discussion with whoever is telling everyone otherwise.

Rotaretilbo wrote:Theoretically, if the double slit experiment's outcome can be affected by observation, so could a tree falling in a forest.

'Fraid not, Rot. You're confusing Classic and Quantum Physics.